Copy Abilities

Copy Abilities are esentially power-ups kirby learns by vacuuming up other creatures and swallowing them. They last for a short time, in which they give kirby a weapon, an enhanced stat and or new ability, or in the case of the sleep ability, a potential hinderance. There are 11 Copy abilities in total and they are received via certain types of patches in boxes, or via vacuuming enemies as you cruise along.